Re: VistA and MUMPS: Big, Ugly and Proud

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Re: VistA and MUMPS: Big, Ugly and Proud
by Peter Charbonnier on Tuesday November 01, @08:25PM

I think that the main thing that turns people off from developing in M, specifically in healthcare, which is a production environment, is its nuts and bolts nature. The long text strings, integrated DB, odd syntax...all this combines to give M a workman like feel. Programmers with freshly minted CS degrees think of themselves as architects building a dream home while M programmers are carpenters building a log cabin. A log cabin that is air tight, in a beautiful spot with classic character.

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